? issue with hearing - what age was your DC when they could count to ten?

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I have always thought DD (2+2) was very bright and talented as she is my PFB !

However she was at the GP recently who asked about her hearing as her pronunciation of some words isn't perfect, and one of the nursery managers asked me about her hearing again on Friday, which I initially brushed off, but has been worrying me over the weekend. I did notice recently that some of her peers are counting to ten and singing nursery rhymes with very clear words, while she can only count to 4 so far, and her words definitely aren't clear, in fact even I have trouble understanding her at times....

She has passed her development screening tests, and I plan to get her referred for a further hearing test, but would be v interested in how this sounds to others (while I drive myself mad!!) thanks

At 2+2, DS1 had less than 10 words!
At 2+2, DS2 could probably count to 13 (we have 13 steps)

They are all different, and I would say nothing to worry about at the moment, although if your concerned about hearing, get referred for a hearing test - I think the HV can do this.

Fizzy cola you have made me very jealous your DD sounds great!

DD1 was 18 months old whe she could count to ten. DD2 erm...I can't remember! I doubt she could count to 10 by 2.2 and her pronunciation of words wasn't great until she was 3.

There's nothing wrong with her hearing. She's now 4 and can count and her speech is fine, they are just all different.

My ds is 2.2 and he can count to 10, I would have thought if she can hear well enough to count to 4 she would be able to hear 5-10.

My ds still mispronounces some things, I thought some mispronouncing at 2 was normal.

My ds was an early talker much quicker than my dd, which I found rather unusual as my ds has a hearing loss for which he is aided! Go to your gp and ask for a hearing test referral, at least it will give you peace of mind. One tip I was given by SALT was that if a word was mispronounced was not to correct just the word but to put the word into a sentence with the correct pronounciation, ie; "a lellow flower", "oh yes, what a lovely yellow flower".

3-4ish. they don't have learning difficulties anyway.

I don't think you have anything to worry about when DS started school, in the induction he sat with some teachers and counted to 100 which they seemed blown away by, they said they get some children who can't count to 10 when starting school. DD was never really interested at the age of 2 at counting or ABCs she was much more of a conversationalist, she's 3 now and can count to 20 in two languages. Get a referral to keep you sane but don't worry about it too much.

I don't think reciting numbers to 10 is particularly a measure, but I would be more concerned about her words being so unclear that even you can't understand her at times.
There are lots of things that affect hearing in littlies - many of them temporary, but certainly worth getting checked out.

Do you mean actually counting things up to ten, or counting by rote/repeating?

If counting by rote, DD was 19/20 months. She could recognise / identify written numbers 1-10 at that age. She was really interested in numbers! She knew colours and shaped by then too. Actually correctly counting things properly, like how many blocks are there, how many people etc, she started doing that a few months ago, she's 2 years 5 months. Her speech is good, complex sentences and her nursery say shes at the level of a 4 yr old. But the range of normal for toddlers is huge, I know similar age children who have no interest in numbers or counting and speak 2-3 word sentences which is within the normal development range. I wouldn't worry.